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Midwest gears up for YCL Convention

March 31, 2006

ST. LOUIS — On March 25-26 the Young Communist League hosted its first Midwest Regional Conference at Teamsters Hall here. YCL members and friends, old and new, came from all over the Midwest to discuss a...

Detroiters battle over water issues

March 31, 2006

DETROIT — Chanting “No layoffs, no cuts, Detroit won’t go to the back of the bus,” Detroit Water and Sewage Department (DWSD) workers braved cold winds March 21 to protest the city’s plan to lay off...

Venezuelas quest to empower the poor

March 25, 2006

COLUMBIA, Mo. — Nearly 100 students and community activists attended “Forum Venezuela” here March 7 at the University of Missouri-Columbia. The forum, organized by the Columbia Peace Coalition, Mid-Missouri Fellowship of Reconciliation and the Columbia Young...

OBITUARY: Elsie Dickerson, 88, CPUSA leader

March 25, 2006

Elsie Dickerson, longtime chairperson of the Eastern Pennsylvania and Delaware district of the Communist Party USA, passed away Feb. 21 after a long illness. She was 88. Her extraordinary life as a communist leader and trade...

Long live March Madness

March 25, 2006

George Mason beats perennial power North Carolina? Wichita State beats Tennessee, Bradley beats Kansas, who would have thought? Talk about the perfect assignment — being asked to write about the number one sporting event (OK, I...